Power outage at midnight. Most people would call it a night, maybe light some candles, read a book. Me? I saw an opportunity.
Grabbed my laptop, headed to the terrace, and spent the next three hours finishing the UI/UX for my project. There's something oddly peaceful about coding under the stars at 2 AM, even if it's born out of necessity rather than choice.
But here's where the story takes a turn that productivity gurus won't tell you about.
The Aftermath Nobody Talks About
2:30 AM: Finally sleep
4:30 AM: Gym time (because apparently I hate myself)
Add a wrist injury to the mix, and you've got a recipe for disaster.
Sleep-deprived gym sessions are not the flex you think they are. Your form suffers, your judgment is impaired, and you're basically asking for more injuries.
Then came the bike ride home. Sleep deprivation does weird things to your risk assessment. Suddenly, every traffic light becomes a challenge, every gap in traffic looks manageable. I rode like I was late for my own funeral.
The nausea hit about an hour later. Not from motion sickness or food poisoning, but from pushing a body that was already running on fumes way past its limits.
The Real Cost of "Optimization"
We're so obsessed with maximizing every moment that we forget the most basic requirement: being human requires maintenance.
Your body doesn't care that you "optimized" your downtime. It doesn't applaud your ability to function on two hours of sleep. It just wants you to stop treating it like a machine.
Back to Reality
Today was more grounded. Finally bought clothes for college – something I've been putting off for weeks. Still need to order more online, plus shoes. The mundane stuff that keeps life moving forward.
8 days left to work before college starts. The countdown feels surreal when you're this tired, like watching someone else's life unfold in slow motion.
Tomorrow: more "human stuff" then back to actual work. Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is admit you need to be less productive.
The power's back on now. I'm choosing to sleep at a reasonable hour tonight. Revolutionary, I know.
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